And having now tried and testing four products from the range I can confirm that they work. They work wonderfully well.

The lines include everyday essentials such as purifying cleansers, toners and moisturisers as well as high performance anti-ageing products, all of which are enhanced by CBD to tackle wrinkles and produce glowing skin.

So what's in it?

● Aloe (Vera) Barbadensis leaf juice: Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice is the juice expressed from the leaves of the aloe. Aloe-derived ingredients enhance the appearance of dry or damaged skin by reducing flaking and restoring suppleness.

● Hydrolyzed Rice Protein: A substance composed primarily of amino acids, peptides, and proteins. It works as an antistatic and skin conditioning agent.

CBD Nourishing Hand Cream (£38, £100 ml)

The difference between a good hand cream and an excellent one is how long the softening and smoothing qualities of it last.

I've marvelled initially at many a new brand of hand cream, bowled over by its fragrance or packaging, only to find that the benefits are disappointingly short-lived.

Like many others I suffer from slightly wrinkly hands. MGC's hand cream is bursting with ingredients that will leave you with lovely soft hands for hours.

It is rich in vitamins E and C and contains MGC Derma's trademark ingredient Cannabidiol.

So what's in it?

• Chondrus Crispus (Carageenan) Extract: A seaweed extract, which is packed full of essential vitamins and nutrients, including vitamins A and E, essential for the maintaining healthy skin. A natural water-binding ingredient that helps to retain moisture. Has been shown to be able to be able to protect the skin from UV rays.

• Squalane: Noncomedogenic which doesn’t leave a residue and rapidly absorbs into the skin. Conditions, moisturises and protects against free radicals, this can help reduce pigmentation, signs of aging and decreased skin cell renewal.

A change in the law: understanding the science

Cannabidiol - or CBD - is a non-psychoactive compound derived from the cannabis plant. It is not the part of the plant that gets you high. Tetrahydrocannabinol - THC) - which is the other main component of the cannabis plant, is the part that gets you high.

The balance of these two main components depends on which type of cannabis plant the oil comes from.

The oil from hemp has little THC but oil from marijuana plants can contain high levels of THC.

Until last week (November 1) medicinal cannabis products were illegal but following a review into the medicinal benefits of cannabis products they have been legalised.

Cannabis oil that contains no THC or less than 0.5 per cent has always been legal in the UK, and is used by many to ease symptoms of various ailments from joint pain and multiple sclerosis to anxiety and depression.

MGC Derma was created by an Australian pharmaceutical company (MGC Pharma) specialising in medical cannabis (it’s legal in Australia).

MGC has licenses to grow hemp in Europe, and with research projects taking place in Israel, Europe and Australia, the company is using its supply chain - from genetics and breeding through planting and all the way to extraction - to provide reliable products of the highest quality to the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries.